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Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS›Article VI — DEVELOPMENT FEE PROCEDURES›Division 6 — GROWTH REQUIREMENT CAPITAL FEES

SEC. 15-229. REASONABLE RELATIONSHIP.

Oxnard Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-23 · Oxnard

(A) There is a reasonable relationship between the need for additional public facilities and the type of development projects on which the fee is imposed in that commercial and industrial development projects create a need for additional government and public safety facilities and essential infrastructure and related facilities, and residential development projects create a need for additional government and public safety facilities, essential infrastructure and related facilities, and cultural and recreational facilities.

(B) There is a reasonable relationship between the fee’s use and the type of development project on which the fee is imposed in that the fee imposed on commercial and industrial development projects is used to pay for additional government and public safety facilities and essential infrastructure and related facilities, and the fee imposed on residential projects is used to pay for additional government and public safety facilities, essential infrastructure and related facilities, and cultural and recreational facilities.

(C) There is a reasonable relationship between the amount of the fee and the cost of the public facilities or portion thereof attributable to the development project on which the fee is imposed in that the cost estimates used to calculate the fee shall be reasonable cost estimates for constructing the public facilities identified, the total fees to be imposed shall not exceed the total of the cost estimates, and the fees to be imposed on a particular development project shall not exceed the project’s proportionate share of the cost of the facilities that are necessary to serve the development project. The methodology used to determine a project’s proportionate share shall be established in the city’s most recent development impact fee nexus study.

(`64 Code, Sec. 27-89.64) (Ord. No. 2258, 2979)

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▸Contents — Oxnard Planning Code
Oxnard Planning Code
  1. Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS
  2. ▸Chapter 15 — SUBDIVISIONS
    Overview
    1. Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    2. Article II — MAPS
    3. Article III — PROCEDURES
    4. Article IV — DEDICATIONS AND RESERVATIONS
    5. Article V — IMPROVEMENTS AND STANDARDS
    6. ▸Article VI — DEVELOPMENT FEE PROCEDURES
      Overview
      1. Division 1 — IN GENERAL
      2. Division 2 — PLANNED DRAINAGE FACILITIES FEES
      3. Division 3 — PLANNED WASTEWATER FACILITIES FEES
      4. Division 4 — PLANNED WATER FACILITIES FEES
      5. Division 5 — PLANNED TRAFFIC CIRCULATION FACILITIES FEES
      6. ▸Division 6 — GROWTH REQUIREMENT CAPITAL FEES
        Overview
        1. SEC. 15-225. PURPOSE.
        2. SEC. 15-226. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
        3. SEC. 15-227. IMPOSITION OF FEES.
        4. SEC. 15-228. USE.
        5. SEC. 15-229. REASONABLE RELATIONSHIP.
      7. Division 7 — BRIDGE AND THOROUGHFARE FEES
      8. Division 8 — MOBILITY FEES
    7. Article VII — SOIL REPORTS
    8. Article VIII — REVERSION TO ACREAGE
    9. Article IX — IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENTS
    10. Article X — SECURITY AND SECURITY RELEASE
    11. Article XI — EFFECT OF APPROVALS

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